Press

The Global Maritime Forum looks forward to welcoming media from around the world to its Annual Summit in Singapore on 30-31 October 2019.

Venue: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Entrance A, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953.

The program for the press – including the meeting’s plenary sessions and a number of press briefings – is available below and can be downloaded to your left.

Photos from the Annual Summit can be downloaded here. Photos are free for all editorial use. Credits: Global Maritime Forum.

There will be a dedicated area for the press with working facilities and Wi-Fi. Please bring your own laptop. There will be catered food and beverages.

During closed working sessions and breaks, participants in the Global Maritime Forum, experts and the press can meet in the mixed zone. The Global Maritime Forum team will assist you with setting up interviews in the mixed zone.

The official hashtag for the Annual Summit is #TakingTheLead

Press related inquiries and requests for accreditation should be directed to Head of Communications, Torben Vemmelund at tve@globalmaritimeforum.org.

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29 October
30 October
31 October

Tuesday, 29 October

17:30 PM – 21:00 PM

One Raffles Place
Stellar Restaurant at 1-Altitude
1 Raffles Place, Floor 62
Singapore 048616

Welcome reception

Kindly hosted by the Singapore Shipping Association. Dress code is business attire.

Welcoming remarks by

Peter Stokes
Senior Adviser and Head of Shipping, Lazard, United Kingdom; Chairman, Global Maritime Forum

Caroline Yang
President, Singapore Shipping Association

Lam Pin Min
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Flower Dome
Gardens by the Bay
Entrance A
18 Marina Gardens Drive
Singapore 018953

Press briefing

Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2019

A presentation of the Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2019, examining the impact, likelihood and preparedness of 18 global issues potentially affecting the global maritime industry in the coming decade, and undertaking deep dives into the emerging trends in the workforce of the future and decarbonization.

Marcus Baker, Global Head Marine and Cargo, Marsh JLT Specialty, United Kingdom
Kasper Soegaard, Head of Research, Global Maritime Forum, Denmark

9:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Opening plenary

Taking the lead

Setting the scene for the 2019 Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit by outlining key issues and choices ahead for the global maritime industry.

Welcome remarks by

Peter Stokes
Senior Adviser and Head of Shipping, Lazard, United Kingdom; Chairman, Global Maritime Forum

Guest of Honour, Heng Swee Keat
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore

10:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Plenary session

The power of collaboration

Presenting the results of the collaborative work of turning the ideas generated at the Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit in Hong Kong in 2018 into tangible action.

Together in Safety

Grahaeme Henderson, Vice President Shipping and Maritime, Shell, United Kingdom
Graham Westgarth, Chief Executive Officer, V.Group, United Kingdom

Future Maritime Leaders

A dialogue on the future of the maritime industry with the winners of the Global Maritime Forum’s Future Maritime Leaders essay competition and the chair of the selection committee.

Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong; Chair of the Future Maritime Leaders essay competition selection committee
Iorliam Simon Tersoo, Maritime Safety Officer, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Nigeria (link to essay)
Line Fryd Hofmansen, Management Consultant, PA Consulting Groups, Denmark (link to essay)
Yiqi Zhang, Ph.D. candidate, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China (link to essay)

Poseidon Principles

Michael A.J. Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping Logistics & Offshore, Citi, United Kingdom
Paul Taylor, Global Head of Shipping, Société Générale CIB, United Kingdom
Kristin Holth, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Ocean Industries, DNB, Norway

Getting to Zero Coalition

Søren Toft, Chief Operating Officer, A.P. Møller-Mærsk, Denmark
Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Switzerland
Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland
Bryony Worthington, Executive Director, Europe, Environmental Defense Fund, United Kingdom

Moderated by

Meredith Sumpter, Head of Research Strategy and Operations, Eurasia Group, USA

11:25 AM - 13:00 PM

Mixed zone

Media, participants and experts can meet for interviews and informal conversations.

13:00 PM - 14:00 PM

Lunch

14:00 PM - 14:30 PM

Press briefing

UNCTAD Review of Maritime transport 2019

The 2019 edition of the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport will be launched on 30 October. The report examines how world maritime trade fared over the last year in the face of heightened global uncertainty, escalating tariff wars between the US and China, the climate change challenge for sustainable shipping, and structural changes within the industry.

Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland
Frida Youssef, Head of Transport Section, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland

14:30 PM - 17:00 PM

Mixed zone

Media, participants and experts can meet for interviews and informal conversations.

17:00 PM - 17:45 PM

Keynote presentation

The Future is Asian
Keynote on the global socio-economic trends that effect the maritime industry and the importance of globalisation, technology and connectivity with a special emphasis on the growing importance of Asia.

Keynote by

Parag Khanna
Author of “The Future is Asian” and “Connectography” and founder and CEO of Future Map, Singapore

Thursday, 31 October

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Flower Dome
Gardens by the Bay
Entrance A
18 Marina Gardens Drive
Singapore 018953

Arrival and networking

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Plenary session

What kept me awake last night
Industry leaders share their personal thoughts on what makes them excited and apprehensive about the future of the maritime industry.

Moderated by

Meredith Sumpter
Head of Research Strategy and Operations, Eurasia Group, USA

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Mixed zone

Media, participants and experts can meet for interviews and informal conversations.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Press briefing

IRENA whitepaper on shipping

Navigating the way to a renewable future: Solutions to decarbonize shipping.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), United Arab Emirates
Roland Roesch, Deputy Director, Innovation and Technology Center, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Germany

11:30 PM - 12:30 PM

Mixed zone

Media, participants and experts can meet for interviews and informal conversations.

12:30 PM - 13:30 PM

Lunch

13:30 PM - 15:00 PM

Closing plenary

Leading the way
Participants share the outcomes of the group work and discuss the role of individual and collective industry leadership in shaping the future of global seaborne trade to increase sustainable long-term economic development and human wellbeing.

Moderated by

Meredith Sumpter
Head of Research Strategy and Operations, Eurasia Group, USA

Closing remarks by

Peter Stokes
Senior Adviser and Head of Shipping, Lazard, United Kingdom; Chairman, Global Maritime Forum